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Feds to investigate entire NYC subway system after derailment injures more than 20
Thursday’s collision caused major service disruptions on the 1, 2 and 3 lines that stretched into Friday.
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1/2/3 service in Manhattan back to normal days after derailment at 96th St. station
Train service on the 1, 2, and 3 lines in Manhattan finally resumed normal service early Sunday morning, days after two trains collided at the 96th Street subway station in a derailment that left more than 20 people hurt. The MTA said Sunday morning that service on those three subway lines was fully restored in Manhattan after we “safely moved…
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Former CT Lawmaker Gets 27 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $1 Million in COVID Aid
A former Connecticut state representative was sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing more than $1.2 million — most of which came from federal coronavirus-related aid — and using a good chunk of the cash to fuel his gambling addiction.
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Figure in NJ Murder Mystery Sentenced for Connecticut Robberies
As he was being sentenced to a decade in prison for two bank robberies, Bomani Africa was asked about the motive behind a murder he pleaded guilty to in 2022 of a New Jersey state senator’s son — but he did not provide any more insight
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Court to Reconsider Connecticut's Transgender Athlete Policy
A federal appeals court has reinstated a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, two months after a three-judge panel upheld the rules. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City said the full court will rehear the appeal of four cisgender runners who said they were unfairly forced to...
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Sandy Hook Trial Moves to Punitive Damages Phase
Infowars host Alex Jones faces the possibility of having more steep penalties heaped onto the vast amount he already owes for spreading conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as the punitive damages phase began Friday in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families. A Connecticut jury last month ordered Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, to…
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Panel to Consider Starting Process to Fire Top Connecticut Prosecutor
A state oversight commission is expected to decide Wednesday whether to begin proceedings that could result in the firing of Connecticut’s top prosecutor, following an investigation that questioned his hiring of a budget official’s daughter while pressing the official for pay raises for high-ranking staffers in his office. The Criminal Justice Commission, which has the sole authority to hire...
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Court Issues Final Ruling Reinstating Murder Conviction for Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel
The Connecticut Supreme Court has finalized a ruling that reinstated the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel.
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College Student Dies After Choking at Pancake-Eating Contest
A 20-year-old student at a Connecticut university has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest on campus.
